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tropical storm
noun
- a tropical cyclone of less than hurricane force.
tropical storm
- A tropical cyclone having sustained surface winds between 39 and 73 mi (63 and 118 km) per hour.
- See Note at cyclone
51Թ History and Origins
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In it, a grieving Barlet rages at God in Latin, cursing heaven for sinking a Naval tender ship, for spinning up a deadly tropical storm, for allowing a lifelong friend to be killed in a car accident.
More than 300,000 properties are without power as a tropical storm edges closer to Australia's east coast, lashing the region with heavy rain.
The final storm of the Atlantic season was Tropical Storm Sara.
They also insisted we flew into the island while it was being pummeled by Tropical Storm Ernesto, which had knocked out power to hundreds of thousands of people.
In late October, the country was hit by Tropical Storm Trami and Typhoon Kong-Rey.
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